Leo Holmes' Roundup w/c 26th Jan

We start this week’s roundup with a Saturday fell race, Craig Yr Allt. Always popular with the club, this race involves tough climbs, steep descents and rugged terrain!

First home for the club for the women was Janet Holmes in 43:06, followed shortly after by Cassie Summers in 43:13 🙌 First home for the men was Gabrelius Stuokus in 39:16! Congratulations to all who finished 👏

Turning to Sunday, and by far the most popular race was the Handicap 10 miler. The unique nature of the race sees runners setting off at a predetermined time, with the aim of completing the race all at the same time of 10am!

Louise Flynn finished 🥇 woman in 60:43, with Dan Pettit finishing as 🥇 man in 55:53 👏

In terms of the handicap:

Duncan Mclauchlan finished closest to his handicap, being 2 seconds quicker. Sarah Beeching was 🥈 closest to her handicap by 9 seconds, and Vaughan Edwards was 🥉 closest to his, finishing 12 seconds off. A further congratulations to Karl James who first to cross the line on the day!

Finally, a huge thanks, and Kudos to Jeff Aston, whose calculations managed to predict 46% of runners’ times within the minute, and 76% within two minutes! 🙌

10 mile races were popular this weekend, with a few members also taking part in the Reverse 10 in Pontypridd!

Wayne Humphries first back for the club and came an impressive 🥈 M50 in 64:35. Aileen Lyons was first back for the women and finished a fab 8th F35 in 81 in 81:49! 👏